— by Sarah Zukowski
After months of continually supporting Donald Trump throughout Trump’s racist, sexist, and disgusting comments, Congressman Joe Heck decided today to cravenly and desperately attempt to save his career as a Washington politician and reverse his decision. To say Republicans weren’t pleased is to put it mildly.
WATCH:
- MSNBC: Trump Supporter To Heck: “You’re Not God”
- CNN: Heck Booed While Disavowing Trump
- CNN: Heck Was “Unequivocal” In His Support Of Trump Till Today
- CNN: Heck Heckled By Trump Supporters In Crowd
- WINS-AM: Heck Booed By Voters After Withdrawing Support For Trump
- KUNR: “Heck was booed at a rally in Las Vegas when he announced that he will no longer be voting for Trump.”
READ:
- Reno Gazette Journal: Ralston Reports: “By lying down with Trump for so long, they have made their own bed.”
- Reno Gazette Journal: Ralston Reports: Dumping Trump is political calculus, not moral outrage
- AP: Nevada “Heck had long stood by the nominee saying recently that he trusted Trump with the nuclear codes. “His reversal was met by…howls of disapproval from some attendees who called him a traitor and shouted that they were disappointed with him.”
- Daily Caller: GOP Senate Candidate Booed For Asking Trump To Step Down
- Foreign Policy: “‘Douchebag!’ shouted an elderly white man while another woman booed so loudly she nearly drowned out GOP Rep. Joe Heck…”
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: Trump Supporter: “Heck is a traitor”
- Las Vegas Sun: “Crowd booed Heck’s remarks.”
- Roll Call: Heck booed while ready speech unendorsing Trump
- Business Insider: Heck “Booed, Heckled After Asking Trump To Drop Out”
- New York Daily News: Joe Heck “Mercilessly Booed” when he disavowed Trump.
- Politics USA: Republican Senate Candidate Gets Booed By Crowd For Telling Trump To Drop Out
- Talking Points Memo: Angry Trump Supporter says “I’m so disappointed in you” to Heck after he unendorsed Trump
- Talking Points Memo: Trump Supporters Heckle Elected GOPers: ‘You Turned Your Back On Us’
